Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23

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rains in the summer months, rendered il
impossible to break the hard soil. The
wheat sowed is in excellent condition,
having improved rapidly since the recent
heavy rains.
Hill County.
HILLsBO2o, TN, Dc IS.-The acre
| age OF land soWn in wheat IN Hill county
this season is fully so per cent. over that
Of last season. The wheat crop so far
has had the best season it has had for
many years past. II mss had ga abun-
dsnce OF rain to date. Too much rain in
the spring would be liable to cause rust
Prospects Of wheat and volunteer oat
crops were never better, and not so good
for years past. With present prospects
wheat will yield thirty-fve bushels per
acre and volunteer oats 100 bushels per
acre.
Johnson County.
CLEBURNE, TEX, Dec. l5-From what
your correspondent has learned in refer
ence to the prospects Of the wheat and
grain crops TOR the coming season 1t sp-
pears that there has been plenty of rain !;
that about twenty-five per cent. more area
is planted In such grain than the precec-
ing season, and that the yield promises to
De little more than average. Estimates
are based upon the present outlook az
compared with thatof the preceding year.
Kaufman County.
TERRELL, TEX, Dec. l5.-The wheat
crop in this section at present is in very
fine condition. There is probably 8 de-
crease OF 10 per cent. in acreage over the
last crop. The seasons so far have been
very favorable, but q continuation OF the
rsl tly1 nall J. AZ
At present all indications are only toler-
ably good, but better weather soon st
hand will materially Increase the acreage
as well IS the crop.
Lamar County.
PARIS, TEX, Dec. 1.-THE wheat pros
poets are very tlattering. The late rains
have been abundant and are sufficient to
insure bountiful yield. The increase in
acreage is nearly double.
LdmpaSaS County.
LAMPAsAs, TEX, Dec. 13-In reply to
your card OF the 7th inst, requesting in
formation in regard to the wheat crop,
will say that as far as l have been able TO
learn, tbs acreage is about the same as
last year, but the prospect much more
fattering. Mr.. Donovan, q prominent
mill man here, says the prospect for q
wheat crop was never more promising,
and it is not needing rain. The worms
destroyed the early sowing which, per-
haps, decreased the acreage TO some Cx-
tent, owing to the inability of the farmers
to secure seed for second sowing. Com
parafiVely speaking, the acreage is small.
Martin County,
MARIENFELD, lex. Dec. l4-Our wheat
crop never was better. Rsius have been
sufficient, and the growth rapid. The
screage is short, the farmers having hsd
no seed wheat.
Mel enRan County.
WACO, TEX Dec. II The prospect for
8 very large wheat crop in this section
was never better. LAST year at this tine
rs per cent of the wheat planted had
failed 20 come up. This year there is q
splendid stand, and it is all in fine
growing condition. The season
has been very favorable. 1t will
need no more rain this year, and
with two or three good rains in January
and Februsry an abundant harvest will be
insured. The increase in screage is
fully 10 per cent. above thst Of last year.
The only danger feared now is rust from
too much rain in the spring. This infor;
nation is gathered from intelligent and
reliable sources.
Parker County. -
WATERFORD, TEX, Dec. IA The
acreage OF wheat sown in this eotinty
this year is an increase of over 20 per
cent over that Of last year, and yfhs' con
dition OF the crop was never better in the
history of the county. The heading
farmers are OF the opinion that one more
good rain in the spring, the yield OF the
crop would be very large, and with two
more rains, one in early spring and
the other when the wheat is in head, the
yield will be greater than ever known in
this part of the country. The wheat is
now furnishing abundance of pasturage
for stock. Hon. w. S. P.cksrd, one OF
Parker county's most substantial farmers,
stated to THE GAzETTE correspondent
that his wheat field was furnishing all
the pastursge that he needed, and that
he had been sowing wheat thirty one
years in Parker county, and the prospects
were better than he had ever seen, and
predicts the best crop ever raised.
Rains County,
EMORY, TEX, Dec. l6.-Owing to the
}fact that the fall was 80 dry the farmers
of Rains county have not planted the
usual acreage in wheat. II fact there is
little or no wheat planted in this county.
TLere wss but little wheat raised and
gathered in this county this year and will
be but little gathered in 1888 Farmers
are speaking of sowing the land intended
by them for wheat in oats.
Red Rirer County.
! CLARKsyIELE, TEX, Dec. 49, This
county deals almost entirely in corn, cot
ton, hay, etc. There Is no wheat Of any
consequence raised.
Tunnels County.
BALLINGER. TEX, DEC. II The wheat
fcrop In this (Runnels) county is IN ex
cellens condition. There is an increase
OF 10 per cent, in acreage Of said crop
over last year, CT 4 the season On same SO
far could not be surpassed. It will need
no more rain until spring, and then one
rain will make q yield anywhere from
twenty five TO thigty-iVe bushels per
acre.
Shackelford County.
ALBANY, TEX Dec. II The prospects
for next years. crop OF wheat in Shackel-
ford county gre indeed fattering. The
season has been all that could be desired,
although one more good rain would be 5
decided advantage 70 the grain that has
been planted the past fortnight. The
grain sown in the e.rly fall is looking as
well and growing S. nicely as
wheat under the most favorable circum-
stances always looks and grows in Texas,
West Texas particularly. TIE ares soWn